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I am a preacher of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and a searcher of truth,wisdom, knowledge and understanding.I look to provoke thought and inspire those who have a relationship with the Lord Jesus and to perhaps provoke those that don't to give Him a try. This will not be a place to degrade nor demean any person, place or thing. Input is welcome as long as it's insightful, uplifting, informative and thought provoking to those that read it.

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"I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together." Psalms 34:1-3

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Tuesday, February 17, 2009

I remember going to the barber shop as a young man and I tell you it was always an interesting experience. I learned by watching the barbers which one I should have my hair cut by that day. Once you have been there a little while you'd see which barber was the master barber, he was the barber who knew how to work and rework the persons hair when it didn't turn out the way he intended.

The responsibility of the cut was always on the shoulders of the barber, however the person sitting in the chair had a responsibility to maintain their position in the chair until the barber had completely finished his work.

So, one may ask, 'where are you going with this'?

In the 18th chapter book of Jeremiah the Lord directs Jeremiah to go down to the potter's house. Once he is there, Jeremiah, notices the potter working on the wheel with some clay and as Jeremiah continues to watch the potter, he notices the vessel the potter made was marred and didn't turn out the way he wanted; so he started over with the clay on the wheel and reworked. Jer 18:1-6 NLTSaints, the responsibility for making us the vessels the Lord desires for us belongs to Him and to Him only. The ONLY responsibility we have is to maintain our positions on the wheel and allow the Lord to finish the work He has begun in us.

Phl 1:6Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform [it] until the day of Jesus Christ:

6 comments:

Well said, my friend. It's amazing how patient He is, how He allows us to 'get off the wheel' if it gets too uncomfortable for us. When we decide to get back on and submit to His gentle and loving hands once again, He welcomes us back with a smile.

That's such a good analogy, because it's so hard to keep a pot centered on the wheel! It's definately the hardest lesson a novice needs to learn. A pot that can't sit still in the middle will always be ruined.

I always feel so child-like when I look back, having come through a big event, and see how God's plan worked out in my life. I'm always surprised at how my plan would have been horrible, had it come to completion, but His always seems to mesh together just right.

So simple, but it amazes me every time. And the pain that is mixed in doesn't seem to matter so much in the end.